Improvement in sheep-protectors



J. SPEER. Sheep-Protector.

No. 222,368. Patented Dec. 9, 1879.

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A (shown at 9,) and are-provided with pro ect- UNITED STATES PATE TOFFICE.

JAMES SPEEB, 0F PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

-|M PROVEM ENT IN SH E E'P-PRO,T'ECTO RS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,368, dated December9, 1879 application filed October 30, 1879.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES B. SPEER, of

I lPittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Sheep-Protectors, the samebeing an improvement of the sheepfor the neck of the sheep, whichcollars are provided with sharp-pointed projections, and are coupledtogether by two or more links.

To the upper side of the rear collar is attached a chain, strap, orstrip of metal or other materiahwhich passes along the back of the sheep"and branches off toward the thighs of the hind legs, and is attached toa shield on each hind leg, which shields conform to the parts of thehind legs above the knee, said shields being perforated and furnishedwith outward projecting points. p

To enable others skilled in the art with which my invention is mostnearly connected to make and use it, I will proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of my specification,Figure l is a side i A view of a sheep having my improved protectorarranged on it. Fig. 2 is a top view or plan of the protector,representing the several parts united. Fig. 3 is a side view of thesame.

In the accompanying drawings, A repre sents the front collar, and B thesecond or These collars are made in two ing points, as at e. The collarsare coupled together by links, as at f, and, when on the sheep, looked,as at h. v

held togetherwith relation to each other on the sheep by means of smallchains 5 but leather or metal strips may be employed. for this pur pose;also, wire cord, or hemp or cotton cord, may be used; but preference isgivento wire chain.

The shields D are represented combina tion with the two collars A B; butasingle collar may be used in combination with the shields D, and form avery good protector.

It has been observed that dogs ot'tenattack sheep at the points coveredby the shields D; hence the'employment of them in combination with thecollars A and B, or with the single oollarA or .B. The projections orpoints onthe collars and shields operate to lacerate the mouth of thedog in case it should. attack the sheep, the point of attack, as a rule,being the parts covered by the collars and shields.

\ Having thus described my improved sheepprotector, what I claim as ofmy invention 1s 1. A sheep-protector consisting of the collars A- and Band shields D, provided with suitable connections, substantiallyasherein described, and for the purpose set forth..-

2. A sheep-protector consisting of a collar and shields D,'provided withsuitable connecting apparatus, substantially as here'in de scribed, andfor' the purpose set forth;

J AMES B. SHEER.

